Robin Tupa/Kathrynberryhill -Dphssouth-Room2206

ENGLISHII

Robin Tupa/KathrynBerryhill -DPHSSouth-Room2206

832-668-7200

CourseDescription

EnglishisacollegepreparatoryEnglishclassthatwillpreparestudents.forupper-levelEnglishandcollegeandcareerreadiness.Inthis

coursestudentswillbeexpectedtoactivelyengageinacurriculum thatisalignedwiththeTEKS.Studentswillreadgreatworksof

literature,learnthefundamentals ofresearch-basedwriting,and improve theirvocabulary,grammar,writing,andliteraryanalysis skills.

Supplies

Itisimportantforstudentstoshow Uptoclasswiththefollowing supplies:

*Compositionnotebook

*folder/binder

*postitnotes

*paper

*pen/paper

AcademicDishonesty

Cheating (ontests,assignments, essays,etc.)willresultinazero uponthe firstoffense.Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated.

LateWork

Studentswillreceive-10points forlateworkwithinone dayoftheinitialduedate, -30 pts for two days to one week late, and -40 pts beyond that.**The Late Work window will close every THREE weeks.**

TardyPolicy

Studentsaretardyiftheyarenotin theirseatreadytogowhenthebell finishesringing.Tardystudentswill need a tardy pass to enter my class.

Phones/Music

Allcellphonesshouldstoredaway

inyourbelongings.Studentsarenot allowedtousepersonalelectronics inclass unless it is deemed a BYOT Day.

Grading

Gradesinthisclassaredeterminedonyourperformanceinthree differentcategories.Eachcategoryisweighted,soitisimportant todoyourbestineachcategory.

DailyWork-20% Minor/Quiz- 30% Major/test-50%

Majortestsmaybere-testedfollowingtheguidelines OutlinedintheStudentHandbook.Inorder tore-writea composition,theoriginal musthave beenturnedin complete andontime.

Expectations

Inordertogetthemostoutofinstruction,itisimportantthatthe classenvironmentismaintainedinthemosteffectiveway.Atthis pointyouareallyoungadultsandwillbeexpectedtobehave accordingly.

*Allstudentscannothinderthesafety/orderoftheclassroom.

*Respect allteachers,classmatesandtheclassroom.

*Pleaserefrainfromusingprofanity,

Attendance

Itisextremely important thatstudentsattendclass.Ifastudentis absent,itishis/herresponsibilitytogetthemissingclassworkand make-up theassignments.Studentscanandshouldcheck themake upfolderandwebsite.

*Thestudentisresponsibleforcoming toclassbeforeschool8:00-8:45 toreceiveassignmentsandinstructionmissedduringhis/her

absence.ITISINAPPROPRIATE FORTHESTUDENTTOASKFORMISSED

WORKDURINGCLASSTIME.

TutorialTimes

8:00-8:45inmyroom

4:00-5:00locatednear weightroom.Late busesareavailable.

Textbook

HoltMcDougalLiterature,Grade10 – I have a class set of these, so you will not be issued one.

ThisisanEnglishclass;therefore,wewillfocusintenselyonreadingandwriting.Tobea goodwriter,youmustfirstbeagoodreader.Someofthevariouswriting piecesthatwe willreadare:

OedipusAntigoneLambtotheSlaughterJuliusCaesarRealTime

FiddlerontheRoofFahrenheit451VariousPoetryNonfictionPieces

TheLastPieceofthePuzzle

Lastbutnotleast,wedogettowatch somemoviestosupplementourlearningof literature.

LambtotheSlaughterJohnQVantagePointTheBookThiefBlackfish

ToddlersTiarasFridayNightTykesFiddlerontheRoofTheLastLectureCaesar

Onceyouhavereviewedthesyllabus,please signtheattachedpageandreturntoschool.

Tupa/BerryhillClassSyllabus

Parentandstudentacknowledgementform

ClassRules:

1.Neverdoanything thatpreventsmefromteachingorotherstudentsfromlearning.

2.Nofouloroffensivelanguage.

3.Nofoodordrink[otherthanwater)inclass.

InitialHere

StudentGuardian

IhavereadandIunderstandwhatisexpectedofrne/mychildinthis course.

IunderstandwhatAcademicDishonestyis,andamawareoftheconsequences.

Iunderstandthemakeupworkexpectations.

Iunderstandthatcellphonesarenottobeusedduringclasstime.

(Parents/Guardians:Donotexpectatext/callbackfromyourchildduringclasstime)

Inthecaseofanemergency,notifyyourchildandimmediatelycalltheschool.

Student Name: ______

Student Signature: ______

Parent/Guardian Name: ______

Parent/Guardian Signature: ______